Volume III of the IP6 World Series Report, An Essential U.S. Government Agency Transition Guide to IPv6 Routing and Addressing is now available from Juniper Networks (News - Alert), Inc. This report was designed to help support U.S. Federal, state and local government agencies with their transition to IPv6.

 

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has mandated that Federal agencies transition to IPv6 by June 2008. This report is meant to help assist agencies as they implement IPv6 within their core networks in a manner that meets their unique requirements and missions, while also allowing them to realize the benefits of IPv6 sooner and achieving the high-level objectives outlined by OMB.

 

“Juniper Networks’ IPv6 World Report Series complements the guidance and recommendations developed by the IPv6 Working Group to help the U.S. government transition to IPv6,” said John McManus, co-chair of the CIO Council’s IPv6 Transition Working Group, in a Monday statement.

 

“It is a great example of the leadership and cooperation we’re looking for from industry to help educate government on how to effectively evolve their network to be IPv6 capable.”

 

Volume III includes critical routing and addressing issues that need to be considered during the transition, as well as routing architectures and approaches that are suitable for IPv6 deployment, transition tools and checklists and the steps necessary to justify and acquire IPv6 addresses.

 

“Juniper Networks’ Essential U.S. Government Agency Transition Guide to IPv6 Routing and Addressing comes at a vital point in the transition process when agencies are seeking solutions to IPv6 address acquisition and routing management,” said Haywood Talcove, vice president, Public Sector Americas, Juniper Networks, in Monday’s statement.

 

“The routing and addressing decisions government agencies make now will greatly affect their ability to fully utilize advanced IPv6 capabilities in the future to meet agency goals and missions.”

 

Launched in January 2006, Juniper Networks’ IPv6 World Report Series aims to provide extensive insight and counsel for U.S. government agencies’ transition to IPv6. Volume I centered on overall transition planning , while Volume II highlighted the importance of understanding IPv6 technology requirements to enable the next generation Internet.

 

The mandated transition to IPv6 is a major undertaking for Federal, state and local government agencies, but one that will generate significant benefits for these agencies and the public they are meant to serve. This process will take considerable time and has already presented significant issues, with no end in sight. Juniper Networks has done well to take a proactive approach to provide these agencies with valuable insight and information to try and ease this transition. Such a move will make the company an invaluable resource for these agencies.

 

Civilian, intelligence, defense and state and local government agencies have contributed to the IPv6 World Report Series, as well as research and development networks and private industry. The report also received significant direction from organizations that have successfully implemented IPv6 in Asia and other areas around the world. Executive summaries and volumes of the full IPv6 World Report Series can be downloaded at www.juniperIPv6.com.

 

 

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